An Interview with CLAYTON SELLERS PRESENTED BY VERMEER MV SOLUTIONS™
Rodeo Life: How did you get into Bull Riding
Clayton Sellars: My brother was riding bulls when I was a
kid and I was ust around it so I wanted to try it. I umped
in and tried it and shoot here we are.
RL: Have you ever tried or thought about trying
your hand at bucking horses
CS: I’ve got on some broncs. I liked it and enoyed it but
I wasn’t as good at it and I didn’t have a good saddle or
anything either.
RL: Is there anyone who has greatly inuenced your
Rodeo career
CS: Everybody. All of the Bull Riders I compete against.
All the guys I looked up to as a kid are the guys I
compete against now.
RL: What did you learn in your rookie year that can
help make you even more successful this year
CS: Keep a clear head and don’t overthink things and to
have fun and enoy it. You won’t survive very well if you
don’t enoy what you do.
RL: What buckle are you sporng for the 2019 season
CS: My Rookie of the Year buckle.
RL: Which rodeo were/are you most looking forward
to compeng in this season
CS: There’s a bunch of them. I was really looking forward
to San Antonio and Houston those are the ones I really
wanted to go to – I went to those and I did okay there.
Now, I’m looking forward to Cheyenne, Pendleton, and
Ellensburg, ashington too – I can’t wait for that one.
There are a million good rodeos I’m looking forward to.
Photo by illiam Keirce
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